"His American church"—yes, Srila Prabhupada had hope and determination. There was life in his lectures and kirtanas (chantings), his morning and evening gatherings in the loft. At least he was acquiring a small, regular following. But from India there was no hope.…
We see in the street that the cars are moving at high speed but they're within their 'orbits,' their white or yellow lines of demarcation—because there is some brain, some management. So, similarly, with all these planets.…
Though the spiritual world is the abode of the highest pleasure, hardly anyone wants to go there. We say we'd like to go, and we may think we are going, but our actions speak differently.…
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who successfully distributed the message of Lord Krsna throughout the world, was not an ordinary conditioned soul, governed by the harsh laws of material nature.…
Moscow—Members of the Hare Krishna sect said Monday that despite an easing of restrictions on political dissent, Soviet authorities are still detaining followers in prisons and psychiatric hospitals.…
You can explain their madness in so many ways, but first try to understand the main idea: a very educated man—when he becomes mad, then he and his words have no value.…
The night was very dark, but as soon as Vasudeva took Krsna and went out, as a result of Krsna's glaring effulgence he could see everything, just as in the sunlight.…
We try to imitate Krishna's enjoyment. Boys and girls mix with each other and dance together. The same activities are there in Krishna's pastimes. Krishna is dancing with the gopis in the forest, and you are dancing with your girlfriend in the nightclub.…
The fact is this material world is a miserable, negative place, full of danger at every step; it is a temporary abode of death, birth, disease, and old age, a home of suffering and pain only.…
